Folding wardrobe.



PATENTED MAR. 15, 1904.

H. H. SCHUSTER. FOLDING WARDROBE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 5. 1903.

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a scoping sections near their upper and lower Patented March 15, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

. HENRY H. SCHUS'IER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FOLDING WARDROBE.

SPECIFICATION farming part of Letters Patent No. 754,613, dated March 15, 1904. Application filed October 5, 1903. Serial No. 175,796. A(No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, HENRY H. SoHUs'rER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city o f St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Folding IardrObeS, of which the following is a full, Clear, and eXact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is adetailed view of my improved folding wardrobe,showing the same distended. Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the frame, showing the same in its collapsed condition by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the frame. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the joint of the upper distendingmembers Fig. 5 is a side elevational view ofsaid joint. Fig. 6 is a detailed view of the lower distending members. Fig. 7 is an elevational view thereof, and Fig. 8 is a detailed viewl of the joint between the telescoping standards.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in folding wardrobes, ythe object being to construct a device of the character described in a simple and cheap manner, whereby the parts are not liable to get out of order and when desired the frame can be distended for use or collapsed by being folded when not in use, so as to occupy but little space. 4

In the drawings, 1 indicates the standards, which are vertically disposed, they being located at the four corners ofthe frame. These standards are telescoping, the upper sections being preferablyreceived in the lower tubular sections, said upper sections, which are designated by the numeral 2, being held supported in their elevated position by a spring-catch'3.

4 indicates castings arranged on the teleextremities, said castings Vbeing provided with lugs for the attachment of the lateral distending members. To the lower castings are pivoted links 5, whose ends overlap and are pivotally connected together by a rivet 6. The

overlapping ends of these arms are formed with registering embossments which tend to hold the arms in their distended position. There are four sets of these arms uponv the four sides of the wardrobe, as shown clearly in Fig. 3. When it is desired to fold the frame, the arms 5 are folded upwardly, so as to lie close to the standards, as is well understood. At the upper ends of the standards similar arms 5a are provided, which are riveted together at 6a, and the operation of these `arms 5*L is the same as that described with reference -to arms 5, they being held in their distended position by similar embossments.

7 indicates arms extending inwardly from the castings, which are pivotally arranged upon .the upper extremities of the telescoping sections 2. These arms 7 carry the hooks 8,'and all of said arms converge toward the' center, where they are hinged to the eX- tremities o f plates 9, said plates beingpivoted together by a centrally-arranged rivet 10., All of these plates 9 are provided with openings adapted to register, so that when the arms 7 are in their distended position pins 11, preferably chained to the arms 7 for the purpose of preventing misplacement, may be inserted through the openings to hold the plates properly.

From the position of the parts shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 if it is desired to collapse the frame the pins 11 are removed, when'the arms 7 may be swung vertically, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 5, said arms at the samel time by reason of their hinged connection to the plates9 swinging horizontally. In this manner the upper ends of the standards are permitted to be moved so as to lie close to each other when` the frame is in its collapsed condition.

The entire frame hereinbefore described is preferably covered with a flexible material, (indicated at l2 in Fig. 1,) said covering being arranged over the top, bottom, back, and side walls, while the opening to the interior is closed by an appropriate iap 18, having means for securing the same in position. This liexible covering and flapy permit the joints connecting the arms 5, 5a, and 7 to be broken and the frame to be folded when not in use.

When the wardrobe or cabinet is to be used, the arms 5, 5, and 7 are moved to a horizontal position, pins 11 inserted, and the telescoping sections 2 raised until their spring-catches 3 support them above the lower sections of the standards.

I am aware that minor changes in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of my wardrobe may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without in the least departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described lmy invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1.. In a device of the character described, the combination with vertical supportingstandards, of arms pivoted thereto'at one end and converging toward each other, each of said arms being connected at its other end by a hinge-joint, to a perforated plate, a pivot for connecting said plates together, and movable pins designed to pass through the perfovrations in said plates for locking them together, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with vertical standards, of arms7 pivotally connected thereto and having hooks 8 depending therefrom, said arms converging toward each other, plates 9't0 which said arms are connected by a hingejoint, a pivot 10 connecting said plates, and

-pins l1 designed to pass through registering 3.' In a wardrobe, the combination with telel scoping standards, of arms pivotally connected to the lower ends thereof and arranged in pairs, each pair being pivotally connected together and provided with means for holding them in a horizontal position, arms 7 pivotally connected to the upper ends of the standards and converging together, plates 9 pivotally connected to each other and to which said arms are connected by hinge-joints, means for locking said plates together, a flexible covering 12 arranged upon the frame, and a flexible flap for closing access to the interior; substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with vertical standards of folding side and end arms pivotally connected to the standards and to each other, separate bracearms connected to the standards and converging toward each other, plates to which said arms are connected by hingejoint, a pivot passing through and connecting said' plates one to the other, and means for locking the brace-arms rigid with relation to the pivoted plates, substantially as described. l

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this lst day of October, 1903.

l HENRY H. SCHUSTER.

Witnesses:

GEORGE BAKEWELL, G. A. PENNINGTON. 

